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Where does “te” come from?

te (Italian) comes from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

te (Italian): tea

Definitions

  1. tea

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthétea
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputih—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “te”

  • tecoteca
  • teicoltore
  • teicoltura
  • teo
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